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I want to get swordtail fish, and breed them, so I've been doing research on the Internet, and I just want to double check what I've got so far here and ask for any tips.
Here's my plan:
Set up a 10 gallon tank (which is what I have) with (water,) some live plants, and some plastic plants, plus a bubbler and basic filter. I have like a wire cover for the tank and a lighted hood, so I'll probably use the lighted one depending on what live plants I get. I want to get three females and one male, since it is only a ten gallon, and that way if I start small I won't automatically over populate if I can't find a home for all of the fry. I'll feed basic fish flakes, and do a 20% water change once a week.
For breeding I have an extra tank that we got for our hermit crabs years ago that has an attached lid. Unless I can find a cheap breeding trap when I'm getting the fish initially, I plan on watching the mother and when she gets close to delivering transfer her to this tank, which will be a fairly similar set up to the main tank except without a filter or bubbler, and with breeding grass. I'll move her back to the main tank as soon as I can after she's given birth, since I know there's a good chance she'll eat the fry. I'll feed the fry powdered fish flakes, and do 20% water changes in their tank once a week as well.
My questions:
What plants do you recommend getting, and what substrate is best for them?
I want to sell the fry (like to people I know), so what would be a good price? I was thinking like 3 for a dollar or 5 for a dollar or something like that. Also how big should I wait for them to be before I do that?
I read somewhere that they'll eat some algae, so I figure it wouldn't be too beneficial to get like snails or algae eaters or anything. Thoughts?
Any other tips you have are very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance! :]
Here's my plan:
Set up a 10 gallon tank (which is what I have) with (water,) some live plants, and some plastic plants, plus a bubbler and basic filter. I have like a wire cover for the tank and a lighted hood, so I'll probably use the lighted one depending on what live plants I get. I want to get three females and one male, since it is only a ten gallon, and that way if I start small I won't automatically over populate if I can't find a home for all of the fry. I'll feed basic fish flakes, and do a 20% water change once a week.
For breeding I have an extra tank that we got for our hermit crabs years ago that has an attached lid. Unless I can find a cheap breeding trap when I'm getting the fish initially, I plan on watching the mother and when she gets close to delivering transfer her to this tank, which will be a fairly similar set up to the main tank except without a filter or bubbler, and with breeding grass. I'll move her back to the main tank as soon as I can after she's given birth, since I know there's a good chance she'll eat the fry. I'll feed the fry powdered fish flakes, and do 20% water changes in their tank once a week as well.
My questions:
What plants do you recommend getting, and what substrate is best for them?
I want to sell the fry (like to people I know), so what would be a good price? I was thinking like 3 for a dollar or 5 for a dollar or something like that. Also how big should I wait for them to be before I do that?
I read somewhere that they'll eat some algae, so I figure it wouldn't be too beneficial to get like snails or algae eaters or anything. Thoughts?
Any other tips you have are very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance! :]